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'The Snow Leopard Project' Puts Spotlight On Afghanistan's Wildlife
For many, Afghanistan does not at first conjure up images of black bears and musk deer. But that's just what Alex Dehgan found when his team went there in hope of establishing the first national park.
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Corrected February 8, 2019 at 9:00 PM PST
An earlier version of this review misspelled author Alex Dehgan's last name as Deghan in the photo caption.
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